{"id":148701,"date":"2024-10-05T07:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=148701"},"modified":"2024-10-05T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:57:51","slug":"what-can-happen-to-an-electron-when-sunlight-hits-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/05\/what-can-happen-to-an-electron-when-sunlight-hits-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What can happen to an electron when sunlight hits it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What can happen to an electron when sunlight hits it? select all that apply. select all that apply. it can drop down to a lower electron shell. it can move out to a higher electron shell. it can collide with the nucleus. it can stay in its original shell?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When sunlight hits an electron, several outcomes can occur. The correct options from your list include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. It can move out to a higher electron shell.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. It can stay in its original shell.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    When light, particularly in the form of photons from sunlight, interacts with an electron in an atom, several processes can happen depending on the energy of the incoming photon and the properties of the atom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Moving to a Higher Electron Shell:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      • Photons possess energy, which can be absorbed by electrons in an atom. If the energy of the incoming photon matches the energy difference between the electron’s current shell (or energy level) and a higher shell, the electron can absorb that energy and jump to the higher shell. This is known as excitation. The electron becomes excited and occupies the higher energy level temporarily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Staying in its Original Shell:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          • If the energy of the incoming photon does not match the energy required to move the electron to a higher shell, the electron will not absorb the photon\u2019s energy and will remain in its original shell. This is a common occurrence, as not all photons have the right amount of energy to cause an electronic transition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Other Options Explained:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • Dropping Down to a Lower Electron Shell:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • While electrons can drop down to a lower energy level (emitting energy in the form of a photon), this typically happens after they have been excited, not as an immediate effect of sunlight hitting them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Colliding with the Nucleus:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • It is highly unlikely for an electron to collide with the nucleus under normal conditions. Electrons exist in probabilistic regions (orbitals) around the nucleus, and while they can be affected by the nucleus’s electric field, a direct collision does not occur in conventional scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              In summary, when sunlight hits an electron, it can move to a higher energy shell if the energy is sufficient, or it may remain in its original shell if the photon energy is insufficient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              What can happen to an electron when sunlight hits it? select all that apply. select all that apply. it can drop down to a lower electron shell. it can move out to a higher electron shell. it can collide with the nucleus. it can stay in its original shell? The Correct Answer and Explanation is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}